The countrywide share of corporate retail in food distribution tripled in the past four years when retail food prices showed the greatest increase. THE dramatic increase in food inflation over the past two years has been associated with several surprises. One major surprise has been how the top economic policymakers in the country have responded to it. The initial response was one of apparent disbelief, followed very quickly by the...
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SC to give early hearing to petitions challenging RTE Act
With admission season underway, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to give early hearing to petitions challenging the validity of the provision of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act which mandated 25 percent of reserved seats for economically backward sections in private unaided schools. A Bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia agreed to give hearing on a bunch of petitions on a priority basis after taking note of...
More »Schools flouting RTE to face action
The directorate of education (DoE) has finally decided to crack down on schools flouting the nursery admission rules in the city. Acting on the complaints from parents, the DoE on Wednesday decided to serve notices to errant schools asking them to either rectify their admission criteria or face cancellation of the entire process. The education officials are expected to visit schools from Thursday onwards to keep a check on the...
More »Private schools shy away from implementing RTE provisions by Shoeb Khan
It came as a rude shock for parents of economically weaker sections (EWS) whose wards were denied admission under the Right to Education Act, which guarantees 25% reservation in schools at entry level. Most schools don't seem inclined to implement the provisions of the RTE Act as the state government has failed to frame rules in this regard. A few schools are not even accepting the forms under this category,...
More »Petition says guidelines against RTE, court seeks govt response
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi government on a PIL requesting quashing of nursery admission guidelines framed by the government on the grounds that they violated the Right to Education Act. The court also issued a notice to the Centre and asked for its reply within six weeks. The next date of hearing on the matter is in March next year. The PIL was filed...
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